Athanasios Diakos, Greece

Athanasios Diakos (Greek: Αθανάσιος Διάκος, before 1958: Άνω Μουσουνίτσα - Ano Mousounitsa[2]) is a small village in the municipal unit of Kallieis, Phocis, Greece. It was named after the Greek national hero Athanasios Diakos. He may have been born there as well, but this is disputed by the village Artotina. The village is situated on the eastern slope of the Vardousia mountains, above the upper valley of the river Mornos, at about 1000 m elevation. It is the largest village in the municipal unit. It is 2 km northwest of Mousounitsa, 12 km east of Artotina and 26 km northwest of Amfissa.

Athanasios Diakos
Αθανάσιος Διάκος
Athanasios Diakos is located in Greece
Athanasios Diakos
Athanasios Diakos
Coordinates: 38°42′N 22°11′E / 38.700°N 22.183°E / 38.700; 22.183
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitPhocis
MunicipalityDelphi
Municipal unitKallieis
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community272
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΑΜ

Population

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Year Population
1981 135
1991 308
2001 307
2011 518
2021 272

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece